“The giving of gifts is, in fact, the very essence of human civilization.”

“I can testify that I witnessed the giving of cash in exchange for unscrupulous favors.”

“As the weight piled on, the give in his trouser waistband would decrease rapidly.”

“Somehow, in some way, there is a resistance from the world, a giveness to the way things are, which provides some friction in relation to our beliefs about the world.”

“What position if any do these theorists take on the giveness of the self?”

“Human sensuality by its nature is intelligent, full of senses, but it does not mean that such intelligentness is completely unconditional givenness.”

“I later came to think of them as the artist's revenge against the givenness of life.”

“To suggest that revelation is a peculiar mode of givenness is to say that the divine or the holy is given to the person in a unique manner that is wholly distinct from perceived objects or rational judgments.”

“Sheldon Adelson is expected to be the single largest giver to those committees, so his role is very important.”

“So much for Portia's lisping about the gentle rain that blesseth the giver as well as him that takes!”

“The highest level of giver interest is in education, said spokeswoman Michelle McGurk.”

“So we know that the sun is bright and provides heat. That's a given.”

“It's a given that television viewers are influenced by advertising.”

“So, after a terminable delay, I acted with mitigated gall and made my way through the ruly crowd with strong givings.”

“They also, unusually, limited the amount they could claim as a tax deduction on charitable givings.”

“We arranged it so that all the prize givings were held at the end of the school year...it was a wonderful experience!”

“We are not truly functioning in the way God intended for us if we are not givers.”

“He accepted the book and kissed it, using an Eastern gesture of respect toward the givers.”

“Telemarketers, telethons, Internet pitches and infomercials work the least with the majority of givers.”

“For investment purposes, what finds favour is the fact that a number of givens are known at the outset.”

“They are not givens and there are large bodies of literature that are being overlooked.”

“The ability to articulate and argue and the right to do so are not givens, but areas of considerable complexity and dissent.”